Hugh Phelan — Notary Public and Solicitor.

A working profile of the Principal of Phelan Solicitors — the qualifications, the office, the practice — and where the specialist notarial work fits inside it.

The role

Hugh Phelan is the Principal of Phelan Solicitors and head of the firm's Compliance, Corporate, Commercial and Conveyancing practice. He specialises in company law, commercial conveyancing and international business transactions, alongside his notarial work.

He is a Notary Public, appointed by the Chief Justice of Ireland and President of the Supreme Court, commissioned for life. He is dual-qualified as a solicitor in both Ireland and England & Wales, where he regularly advises on the implications of Brexit on both UK and Irish commercial relationships.

The notarial work is the public office. The solicitor practice is the scaffolding it stands on.

Qualifications

Verifiable qualifications

Notary Public Appointed by the Chief Justice of Ireland
Solicitor Law Society of Ireland
Solicitor Law Society of England and Wales
Dip.Not.L. Faculty of Notaries Public Ireland — Diploma in Notarial Law and Practice
Dip. Comm. Lit. Law Society of Ireland — Diploma in Commercial Litigation

Each of these qualifications is independently verifiable through the registering body. No biographical detail beyond these credentials and his role at Phelan Solicitors is published on this site.

The office

Phelan Solicitors — East Douglas Street, Douglas, Co. Cork, Ireland. Telephone (021) 489-7134. Monday to Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. Same-day notary appointments are often available.

The Department of Foreign Affairs Cork office, which issues apostilles, is fifteen minutes from the office on the South Mall. For most cross-border documentation that route — notarisation in Douglas, then apostille on the South Mall — produces a fully internationally-recognised document within a single working day.